Coronavirus survivor shares his ordeal at St Thomas’ Hospital where Boris Johnson is being treated

An NHS worker left gasping for breath and in excruciating pain by coronavirus has told of her ordeal in a warning to those ignoring lockdown rules. Karen McCabe, from Edinburgh, said she first came down with symptoms while self-isolating with her children, and initially tried to battle the illness with paracetamol. But within days she … Read more

Oxford professor blasts the Government’s failure to introduce a lockdown sooner

A leading Oxford professor has blasted the Government’s failure to introduce a lockdown sooner and says it was ‘completely out of step with almost all other European countries’. David Hunter condemned the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ attitude among ministers, while scientists have repeatedly pressed the ‘panic button’. When EU neighbours Spain, the Netherlands, France … Read more

DR MAX PEMBERTON: Phone off, pyjamas on and eat what you fancy when in recovery

The news that the Prime Minister had been moved to intensive care on Monday night was a shock to every one of us. Proof, if we needed it, that anyone is vulnerable to the ravages of Covid-19. Thankfully, Boris Johnson is now out of the ICU at St Thomas’ Hospital and said to be walking. … Read more